Cuba Travel Blogs - Page 2

this winter 21 of december i went to cuba on car trip.The trip begging to havana and end to Las bujas...the city i wnet is havana,vinales,las terrazas,guama playa larga, cienfuegos,trinidad,topes de collantes,and cayo las bujas and i forgot santa clara (for the che)

By taxi back to Havana, a more interesting journey avoiding the autopista and along the north coast, badly affected by the summer hurricanes. Lots of houses were still under repair. Candida is away at her daughter's in Germany. A new casa 100 yards away was found and we booked in at Milagro's. It'…

Landing in Havana was like visiting a movie set where everything is meant to look old. You could tell it was a police state. From inside the parked plane I watch out the window and airport employees had to be checked with a security wand to simply approach the plane and unload luggage. Another man …

Last night was fairly tame, lack of sleep and the long trip in and out of Habana had taken its tool. Wait I did have a decent nap on the way home and the alcohol here is free. Plus I have come to really enjoy those fruity drinks, una Piña Colada y un Miami Vice señor. Gracis amigo. Yes I got a g…

I flew to Jamaica for my cousins wedding for a week, but the tourist-ridden streets of Ochio Rios left me desiring for adventure. So I hopped aboard a flight bound for Havana alone with no plan or knowledge of possible punishment by the American government. It turned out to be one of the best trips of my life!

The ten hour flight took forever at some points, yet was almost over before we knew it. I checked the overhead TV screens once an hour, every hour. Not by keeping time, oh no. It's just that every time I wondered how much time had past and how long before we would reach our destination, I looke…

To start, a few things that will be useful for those planning trips to Cuba: [a] make sure you take a GOOD guidebook with you (we used the Lonely Planet guide which had just been published).  While older guidebooks will be somewhat helpful, things seem to change very fast in Cuba and a n…

I had my first big trip in july 2007, from july 7th to august 7th. Manaus, Havana and a cool week in São Paulo. Cuba was amazing, everything went perfect. I definitely want to go back someday, to explore more of its history and contradiciones.

Cuba was great! It was pretty much one big party when we were at the resort, but then when in Havana, it's very historical, and some more partying. I had heard before I had left that the food isn't good in Cuba, but at the resort I was at (Tryp Peninsula) the food was really good. The beaches are awesome in Varadero, and the people are pretty friendly. Over all a great time.

Havana is the capital city, major port, and leading commercial centre of Cuba. The city forms one of the 14 Cuban provinces, the province called "Ciudad de La Habana" (City of Havana).  With a city population of more than 2.3 million, and a metropolitan area population of over 3 million, …

October 6 - 28, 2006

(Originally published at http://www.troysgonewalkabout.com) After a relatively idle morning the Cuban season of the Golden Girls finished as I said my goodbyes to my three companions when their taxi (driven by a friend of the people from our casa) came to take them to the airport. Though by this p…

This is one of my favourite countries to travel to and around. I feel like traveling back in time sometimes; its cities, villages and sceneries are almost unique to the island and, of course, the ambiance created by the political situation and the mix of races with their music and joy of life, in spite of the hardships!

some photies of the nice resort we stayed in, hampered only by swearing british chavs who thought they where in benidorm and a wedding every 10minutes!we'd got a package tour flight for £150 special offer so we stayed 3 days and then got out and went to Havana!It's not to say we didn't have a good…

Tropicana is THE cabaret show in Havana. It's not exactly cheap; we paid 90 Cuban convertibles (US$90) each for a front row table., including dinner. You get a free half bottle of rum as well. It was an excellent evening out, though. Well worth doing if you're in Havana.